Our QFK quilting group made over 30 quilts this month. I made two of the quilts in these piles.3. Attend Saturday Sampler at PQW.

This was the first session for the new Saturday Sampler at PQW. These were the smaller versions of the four quilt color ways this year. I was undecided at first if I would even participate this year but when I saw the samples I fell in love with this quilt:

It is made with Kaffe Fassett fabric. I especially loved the background fabric. I am very excited to see the larger version using this fabric line.

This is my first 10" block. I really like it. I have never used Kaffe fabric before although I have admired it for years.

4. Celebrate my DMIL's 80th birthday.

We started the day by attending Worship at my DMIL's church.Then we had lunch at a local restaurant. DMIL's choice - FRIENDLY'S!

I found SOOOO many BOM projects that I would like to do this year. So many that I couldn't choose just a few. I've decided to print the directions for a variety of projects, but not start any right now. No progress on any of the following projects:

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Charlotte Humphrey designed this quilt in 2004 and distributed the pattern through Painted Pony 'n Quilts in La Porte, TX. It was offered as a Block of the Month at The Village Quilter in Mt. Holly, NJ.

I made my Baker's Dozen quilt in all Batik fabric.

I completed this quilt in 2012 and it measures

77" X 77".

Hazel Ilene

On September 19, 1936, Hazel Ilene Hyde was born. She was the first child of

Lavern and Mildred (Rector) Hyde. On Christmas Eve, in 1950, Hazel received a little red 5-year diary which, for the next few years, she faithfully wrote in every day.

Shelly Pagliai of Prairie Moon Quilts is the daughter of Hazel Ilene. She transcribed Hazel's diary on her blogThe Life of Hazel Ilene in 2010. As I read this transcription, I was offered a peek into the life of a 1950's rural farm girl as she wends her way through high school toward graduation and married life.

Each day's diary entry was followed by instructions for making quilt blocks, one step a day for 365 days. I followed this quilt-along and at the end of the year I had a completed quilt top.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

The two quilts I will share today were both made with 1930's reproduction fabric.

Knick Knack Paddy Whack

This quilt began with just a few random blocks constructed with some of my 1930's fabric stash. As I continued to make blocks I had to come up with a way to set these blocks to make a quilt. Before I knew it I had twenty blocks which I decided to set on point.